LDS Church advises its thousands of members in the Middle East to stay put as ‘safest’ option

BYU’s Jerusalem Center is doing the same. The faith does have small congregations across the region.

(Michael Stack | Special to The Tribune) Students and faculty at BYU's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, shown in 2022, are sheltering in place during the Iran war.

LDS Church advises its thousands of members in the Middle East to stay put as ‘safest’ option

BYU’s Jerusalem Center is doing the same. The faith does have small congregations across the region.

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